I understand what you and VisceralWatch mean by not fun. I would probably say that the razor provides a great shave on autopilot; where I only need to be minimally mindful of technique. But I think this is a consequence of having focused on technique while using safety razors. None of my straight razors are this way and I very much enjoy the mindfulness that technique with a straight requires. At this point in my shaving journey my use of all safety razors (including the MMOC) is more on autopilot than on mindful attention. To me, they’re still fun, though; where I’m defining fun as receiving enjoyment from them, broadening the definition beyond the attention I need to shave with them.
At this point in my shaving journey my use of all safety razors (including the MMOC) is more on autopilot than on mindful attention.
I totally agree with this sentiment, but it’s not necessarily linked to fun IMO. As an analogy, I have multiple bicycles. One is a 1980 road bike with a fantastic lugged steel frame with just enough flex to let you feel it’s doing something but not enough to be soft. Another one is 60 kg of cargo bike with a Dutch Omafiets seat geometry. When I’m riding them, they are both autopilot bikes for me, because, well, they’re both bikes and riding a bike isn’t hard. The light road bike is a lot more fun, though!
I realise that it’s unfair to compare a cargo bike to the WR4, and the WR4 is definitely more “fun” than a Henson or a cartridge. Maybe I should have used different wording.
defining fun as receiving enjoyment from them,
exactly: I don’t think I get as much enjoyment out if this kind of shaving as I do from other safety razors. And I feel a bit silly because it’s actually a fantastic shaver 😅
I understand what you and VisceralWatch mean by not fun. I would probably say that the razor provides a great shave on autopilot; where I only need to be minimally mindful of technique. But I think this is a consequence of having focused on technique while using safety razors. None of my straight razors are this way and I very much enjoy the mindfulness that technique with a straight requires. At this point in my shaving journey my use of all safety razors (including the MMOC) is more on autopilot than on mindful attention. To me, they’re still fun, though; where I’m defining fun as receiving enjoyment from them, broadening the definition beyond the attention I need to shave with them.
I totally agree with this sentiment, but it’s not necessarily linked to fun IMO. As an analogy, I have multiple bicycles. One is a 1980 road bike with a fantastic lugged steel frame with just enough flex to let you feel it’s doing something but not enough to be soft. Another one is 60 kg of cargo bike with a Dutch Omafiets seat geometry. When I’m riding them, they are both autopilot bikes for me, because, well, they’re both bikes and riding a bike isn’t hard. The light road bike is a lot more fun, though!
I realise that it’s unfair to compare a cargo bike to the WR4, and the WR4 is definitely more “fun” than a Henson or a cartridge. Maybe I should have used different wording.
exactly: I don’t think I get as much enjoyment out if this kind of shaving as I do from other safety razors. And I feel a bit silly because it’s actually a fantastic shaver 😅
Your bike analogy is a great one.